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The 15 Best Hard Sci-Fi Movies That Define the Genre (movieweb.com)
submitted 11 months ago by AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
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We took a trip through decades of the genre and came up with a list of the most important and best hard science fiction movies of all time. They are the essence and the foundations of the book of sci-fi rules that's still being written as we, the audience, become much more self-aware of our relationship with technology, the future, and whatever those two will bring.

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[–] thoro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I know Internet lists and opinions and all that, but I'm sorry but any list that puts 2001 behind Interstellar is one to ignore, at least the rankings.

All good movies on the list, though.

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

2001 is so hard to watch. I've started so many times but keep getting distracted. Interstellar, while not perfect, kept my interest better.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

The long, slow scenes in 2001 are fairly unique. Unlike long scenes filled with action like you get in, say, Children of Men, the long slow scenes in 2001 - the space shuttle dockong, the moon landing, the scene at TMA-1 excavation sites, not much is happening, or if it is, you understand whats happening fairly quickly. I like them personally, and I compare them to being on an airplane waiting to taxi - inherently boring with nothing to do, but unique and exciting for some and being exposed to all sorts of interesting things out the window like luggage carts, pushback tractors, other jets milling around. Boring, but fascinating. Its a very different style from modern fast-paced films though.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I agree. At this point I get excited when I think a list has mostly the right things on it (this one is hot and cold there) - getting the order right, or even close, seems like too much to ask.